Kerala Police Association forum restructuring

Kerala Police Association moves High Court against Home dept.’s order restructuring police forums

ACS (Home) ordered restructuring of KPA including all ranks from CPOs to grade SIs, and revamp of KPSOA by including ranks from SI to SP (non-IPS). The move renders another association, KPOA, redundant. KPA contends that each forum has its own objectives and questions the ACS authority to pass such an order

Kerala HC to consider plea challenging ACS order restructuring police associations and dissolving KPOA

Kerala HC stays State government order restructuring police associations

Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas admits petition by Kerala Police Association which contended that the order violated KPA’s fundamental right to form associations under the Constitution

Kerala Police Officers’ Association comprising ASIs, SIs and Inspectors challenges its dissolution

The move comes close on the heels of the Kerala Police Association (KPA) securing a stay from the High Court on the State government order restructuring police associations

Kerala HC stays police association reorganisation order on petition by KPOA as well

Earlier, the court had stayed the order, reorganising police associations in the State, on a petition filed by the KPA too

Kerala High Court denies appeal against stay on police association rejig

An order by the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) abolished the Kerala Police Officers Association and re-distributed its members and assets among two other police associations. A Single Bench stayed the order and a former office-bearer of Kerala Police Association appealed against the stay.

Police Officers’ Association in Kerala opposes move to downgrade SHO posts